Mary, Maya and Mari in sunny Smithers

Mary and Maya near Johnny’s Motel, Grand Forks

Mary and Maya with Shelly from Golden StrongStart

Youth group painting on the street in downtown Smithers

Mary with Olga, Betsy and Camilo, Mari’s Columbian friends in Genelle  

Playground in Alexander Park Elementary School where there is a StrongStart program

A local “band” playing at the Smithers airport as we landed

Mary, Mari and Maya enjoying a bowl of borscht at the “Borscht Bowl” in Grand Forks

Flowers in Laura and Murray’s house in Kingfisher

Dana and Marlene in the backyard of Enderby & District Community Resource Centre